Hensel Drive, Wolverhampton

House prices, sold prices and local information for WV3 9AG.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2019)

£189,975

2 sales

Price range

£175k – £205k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

10 May 2024

WV3 9AG

At a glance

House prices£190k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station48 min walkWolverhampton station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on Hensel Drive, Wolverhampton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 10 May 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £189,975. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Hensel Drive compared

WV3 postcode area£263,305

Wolverhampton£246,525

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hensel Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WV3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	2	£189,975	10 May 2024

Sold prices on Hensel Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Hensel Drive WV3 9AG	10 May 2024	£205,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Hensel Drive WV3 9AG	25 Sep 2023	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Hensel Drive WV3 9AG	22 Mar 2019	£174,950	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
2, Hensel Drive	£180,000 (Sep 2023) → £205,000 (May 2024)	+14% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Hensel Drive

Crime

144 crimes were reported within about a mile of Hensel Drive in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	64
Vehicle crime	21
Criminal damage & arson	13
Other theft	12
Shoplifting	9
Public order	7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Hensel Drive is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire Flood alert area
Smestow Brook at Wightwick Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Hensel Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Westacre Infant School 257 pupils	Primary	3–7	Good Report	0.2 mi
Castlecroft Primary School 228 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Uplands Junior School	Primary	7–11	Report	0.4 mi
Bhylls Acre Primary School 207 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Smestow Academy 589 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Inadequate Report	0.5 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery 219 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Aurora Cedars School 68 pupils	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.6 mi
St Peter's Collegiate Academy 1,329 pupils	Secondary Church of England	11–18	Report	0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train stations

Wolverhampton station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk
Bilbrook station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
Codsall station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Brantley Avenue (opp, White Oak Drive) 1 min walk
Castlecroft Road (after, Oak Hill) 1 min walk
Brantley Avenue (adj, White Oak Drive) 1 min walk
White Oak Drive (adj, Finchfield Hill) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Castlecroft Medical Practice
Castlecroft Avenue, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton · 0.6 mi
Coalway Road Surgery
Warstones Health Centre, Pinfold Grove, Wolverhampton · 0.8 mi
Newbridge Surgery
255 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton · 1.3 mi
Penn Surgery
2A Coalway Road, Penn, Wolverhampton · 1.4 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 8 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	86.4%	62.5%
Private rented	12.1%	20.3%
Social rented	1.5%	17.1%
Households	619

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	12.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	54.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	33.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,459

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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